The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-02-03

Der trseks. was wrecked. and John Jonea who
was stealing . ride upon il II the time, Was In
stantly killed. :. Yesterday Eve Of our leading
business men accidentally met and were weighed.
Tia eombined weight was !, 126 pounds. giving
sn ~ rage of 223 pounds; the weight Of the
heaviest man was 2le pounds while that of the
kGhaest was 9O13 poundA
Madison Recorder: Mr.. John w. Williams
shows . pair of home knit socks that, consid-
ering the age of the person who made them. we
consider extra fne. They are made Of Sea Is
hndeottou. carded and spun into thread, and
then made into the present shape by his mother,
Mrs. K1ziah Williams, who viii have reached
her one hundredth birthday March 5lh next.
The texture is smooth and even-and we uow
better knitting than she. She has been a citizen
Of this county for A years and Is still in splendid
health and spirits for one OF her age, and is yet
able to do much domestic work and scarcely
ever can be found without occupation OF some
kind.
-Daytona Haifaz Journal The iron horse
can now quench his thirst 10 the Halifax. The
road is ironed TO the river The depot building is
up and being rapidly finished. The mason work
Of the Inlet light house is now completed. II is
156 feet high. The lantern will be Is feet higher
and will soon be in place. Work has been sus
pended until the arrival OF material for the houses
from Baltimore. :. AT Mtchell's, across the
mass OF bloom. 1t is sight worth seeing, as
the tree is the largest one of this variety on the
coast ". N. Lockwood secured the finest
sheephcad caught here this season, yesterday, in
q novel manner bald eagle caught it on q
small shoal in the bay, and few with difficulty,
dragging the fish along the surface of the water
to the main shOal Van went out in a boat and
Mr. Love, the druggist, fired q Henry rife,
whose report startled the bird so that he few off
and left the fish which was secured still alive.
-Crawfordville WakuHa Times On and after
this issue Tie subscription for the Wakua Times
will be $3.50. Any and everything taken in
exchange except "punkins." =. ;. Mrs. W. NJ.
Thomas, the estmable wife of Uncle Billy"
and the vertable" Uncle Billy" himself. dropped
in on US a few evenings since. Mrs Thomas
is the agent for some very valuable and useful
books, and we recommend her TO the good cti-
zens Of our county. Nrs. Swearingins dog
was killed in the village on last Tuesday, mad as
March hare. The pet dog of Mr.. John Raker
has gone bowling mad within few days past.
Mr.. Raker priced his dog very much on account
OF his peculiar species He certainly was cross
between otter and dog. His resemblance to an
otter was so striking as to attract anyones atten-
ton. The mother Of this dog was captured sew
eral years ago by Mr. Robert Mobley, many
miles from any habitation, in what is known as
the burnt bridge bays She, too, was like the
puppy, and as wild as any wild animal.
Sanford Journal: A premium of two hun
dred and fifty dollars will be given to the coun-
ty in South Florida making the most excellent
EXHIBIT of the growth and products Of any coun-
IT, For this premium at least three counties
must compete. premium of one hundred
dollars will be given for the most excellent ex-
hibit of citrus fruits and premium OF one hun
dred dollars for the best general display of vege-
tables. Correspondingly liberal premiums will
be offered in the Floral, Horticultural, Ladies',
Art, Miscellaneous and Racing Departments.
do i,,Ai
exhibits in tents, and it is hoped each county
will purchase tent in which may be shown the
entry for the county premium. The attractions
outside of the exhibit will be numerous, and will
include day fire works. athletic sports, boat
races, balloon ascensions, civic and military dis
plays and band contests. For Premium List or
information relative to the Exhibition address
Secretary of South Florida Exhibition Orlando,
Florida.
Tampa Tribune Prof John A. Graham, of
Jacksonville, came down Wednesday night on
the fast mail. His visit is in the interest of a
party of capitalists who are DESTROYS OF engaging
in the banking business. Upon his return they
will decide on the location and from the way
he expressed himself about Tampa there is no
doubt about there selecting this place. They
propose starting with a cash capital of 500 600,
which will be increased if needed, and will do
general loan and banking business, making col
lectOns and issuing letters OF credit They will
and country property to persons desiring to
build. ;. E. NJ. Poser, having hidden farewell
to journalism in his vaediclory in the Fort Og-
den Gazette. now comes out in salutatory in the
Mdndtee Rioer Aduocdte He finds the pcwspa-
per habit as bad as any other habit when once
acquired it cannot be gotten rid OF. Anyway,
the people OF the Manatee country are to be con
graduated on obtaining the services Of so valu-
able a man as Mr. Poser.
Cedar Key Gulf View.' Now for the State
commission. Let the State press speak out
We believe the interests of the roads, as well as
the public, will be served by judicious COM
mission law. A sad accident, adding another
to the long list of casualties from the careless
handling Of fire arms, occurred on Saturday. 1t
seems that two lads, William Moore and Willie
Parker, were playing with revolver, when the
latter, supposing il to be empty turned it upon
Moore as though to shoot him. Moore caught b 8
arm and turned the muZzle towards Parker,
and the charge exploded, the ball entering the
left cheek near the base Of the nos", knocking
out two jaw teeth, passing behind the and
coming To the surface at the back OF the nt OK.
The wound is very painful and dangerous but
the young man may recover. Will young pe0-
pie never learn the danger Of Cal ele>sly handling
pstols3 1t is never sure that they are empty,
and the bare possibility Of danger should deter
any one from turning the muzzlc towards anoh
er A very slight change of direction would have
put ball through this young mans bran and